The project was first announced on Feb. 23 in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps’ historic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, part of Japan’s ...

Marine veteran Duane Tunnyhill of Bellevue, a survivor of the World War II battle of Iwo Jima, observes a moment of silence during a Veterans Day event at Omaha’s Memorial Park in 2004.

He shared them with other Marines. The 4th Marines was one of the first divisions ashore at Iwo Jima, a speck of an island off the Japanese mainland, when the assault started on Feb. 19, 1945.

Survivors mark Iwo Jima 77th anniversary. Survivors of the Battle of Iwo Jima gather for a photo following a wreath laying at the Marine Corps War Memorial Feb. 18 in Arlington.

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There was a time, however, when Dyce cut loose about his feelings. It was in 1968, when Iwo Jima was returned to the Japanese. “He was pretty hot when we gave it back,” Mike Dyce said.

He wants to get the flag that gave hope to 35,000 Marines on Iwo Jima 60 years ago to Missoula for Memorial Day. Reporter Vince Devlin can be reached at 523-5260 or at [email protected] ...

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